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Q&A: Community Organizing in Rural South Texas
La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), founded by César Chávez, advocates for streetlights and broadband internet in local colonias.
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Republicans Double Down on School Vouchers by Taking Fight to Rural Members of Their Own Party
For years, rural Republican state legislators have bucked the party’s support for funneling public funds into private schools through education vouchers. Now Republican leaders are ramping up pressure on these holdouts.
New Proposals Inch Farm Bill Toward Finish Line
Seven months past the farm bill’s expiration date, Congress still has not passed new legislation. Last week, there were finally rumblings of progress in D.C.
Analysis: The Myth of Rural Voters’ Power in the House of Representatives
Some pundits see insidious threats to representative democracy in rural voters’ “disproportionate” voting power in Congress. The facts say otherwise.
Maine’s Firefighters Rarely Fight Fires. Instead They’re Answering Medical Calls.
In 2022, just 4.5 percent of calls that came into Maine fire departments were for fires. Seventy percent were for medical assistance.
From Coal Mines to Classrooms and Beyond
Jim Adams always wanted a college degree, but “life happened.” After a 40-year career in coal mining, Adams fulfilled his dream when he graduated from the University of Kentucky.
Analysis: From Fringe to Mainstream – Vermont-Grown Progressivism
A brief overview of Vermont’s contemporary political history reveals that progressive politics are anything but an urban-exclusive phenomenon.
A Pilot Program in Rural Vermont Hopes to Build a Blueprint for Substance Abuse Recovery
In the first of its kind collaboration in Vermont, a recovery group and an EMS team work together to help those with alcohol and substance abuse disorders find the long-term care.
In 2023 REAP Funded More Renewables Projects Overall, But Small-Scale Funding Was Down
According to experts, part of the reason were new stipulations in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), allowing for larger percentage of projects to be funded via grants putting big solar investments in the lead, and feasibility studies or technical assistance grants that went to “big-ticket items like…salaries.”
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Across the Country, Amish Populations Are on the Rise
As the Amish population in America grows, Amish communities — and their rural neighbors — are finding ways to adapt.
City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care Access
USDA research found rural Americans between 25 and 54 years old die from chronic diseases and cancer at much higher rates than the same age group living in urban areas.
Congress Likely to Kick the Can on Covid-Era Telehealth Policies
With an end-of-year deadline and a presidential election approaching, payment rules that fueled rapid expansion of telehealth in the United States face a last-minute congressional decision.
Commentary: The Voucher Question in the South
Public education advocates feel more urgency than ever before to pursue increased funding for public schools, as the push for universal school vouchers gets stronger and better organized.
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